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Genetic variability of genome segments 3 and 9 of Fiji disease virus field isolates.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2008
Jiang Junxi, Ridley Andrew W, Tang Herman, Croft Barry J, Johnson Karyn N
Abstract excerpt
Fiji leaf gall is an important disease of sugarcane in Australia and other Asia-Pacific countries. The causative agent is the reovirus Fiji disease virus (FDV). Previous reports indicate that there is variation in pathology between virus isolates. To investigate the amount of genetic variation found in FDV, 25 field isolates from Australia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia were analysed by partial sequencing of...
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